What: From
the earliest days of film, Arizona has been a setting and subject for
hundreds of films. Some, like Junior Bonner and Red River, are
considered classics, others, such as Billy Jack and Evolution, surely
less so. Gregory McNamee, a frequent contributor on film to the
Encyclopedia Britannica and former columnist for the Hollywood Reporter,
looks at the Grand Canyon State on the silver screen. All ages welcome.
Date: Sunday,
January 6
Time: 1:00
p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Pima
County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road 85749
Cost: Free
with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.

Oh, the Shape We're In: How Arizona and the Western States Got their
Borders

What: After
three years of planning and hundreds of meetings a visionary plan
emerged, known as the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. Natural
Resources Superintendent Brian Powell, presents the history of
conservation in Pima County and what it means today. All ages welcome.
Date: Sunday,
January 20
Time: 1:00
p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Pima
County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road 85749
Cost: Free
with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.

Tucson History: From Cavemen to Condos

What: Join
historian Jim Turner for a whirlwind history tour that covers it all,
from the first irrigation canals to the Spanish fort, the
Mexican-American and Civil Wars, the coming of the railroad, General
Pershing and Pancho Villa, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold
War population boom, and into the Space Age with its rockets and
telescopes.All ages welcome.
Date: Sunday,
January 27
Time: 1:00
p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Pima
County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road 85749
Cost: Free
with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.

December 8-January 9: Fiber
Art Quilts: Bill Meek and Denny Peterson create quilts inspired by the
landscape, architecture, people, and animals of the American southwest.

January 12-February 13: Reflections
of Nature: An exhibit of paintings and mosaics by artist Sue Betanzos.
Sue specializes in animals and the natural world and her love of nature
is evident in her depictions of the flora and fauna of Arizona and the
Southwest.